Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore / UCSC)

Founded in 1921 by Father Agostino Gemelli OFM, the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (UCSC) is the LARGEST Catholic university in Europe and one of the largest private universities in Italy. Approximately 41,000 students across five campuses (Milan main, Brescia, Piacenza-Cremona, Rome — including the Gemelli Hospital one of Italy's leading medical centres — and Cesena). Includes the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome (where Pope John Paul II was treated after the 1981 assassination attempt). ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission of Italy's largest private Catholic university).

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